This example shows how the DataTables API can be used with ColVis to use a single ColVis control to effect other tables. This is done by applying ColVis to the first table and then listening for the column-visibilityDT event and updating all other tables when triggered.
This example makes use of the tables()DT and table()DT methods for working with multiple tables, and also initialised ColVis using the new
$.fn.dataTable.ColVis(); operator.
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The Javascript shown below is used to initialise the table shown in this example:
$(document).ready(function() {
var tables = $('table.display').DataTable( {
displayLength: 5
} );
// When the column visibility changes on the firs table, also change it on
// the others
tables.table(0).on('column-visibility', function ( e, settings, colIdx, visibility ) {
tables.tables(':gt(0)').column( colIdx ).visible( visibility );
} );
// Create ColVis on the first table only
var colvis = new $.fn.dataTable.ColVis( tables.table(0) );
$( colvis.button() ).insertAfter('div.info');
} );
In addition to the above code, the following Javascript library files are loaded for use in this example:
The HTML shown below is the raw HTML table element, before it has been enhanced by DataTables:
This example uses a little bit of additional CSS beyond what is loaded from the library files (below), in order to correctly display the table. The additional CSS used is shown below:
The following CSS library files are loaded for use in this example to provide the styling of the table:
This table loads data by Ajax. The latest data that has been loaded is shown below. This data will update automatically as any additional data is loaded.
The script used to perform the server-side processing for this table is shown below. Please note that this is just an example script using PHP. Server-side processing scripts can be written in any language, using the protocol described in the DataTables documentation.